5 Million People Leave Jakarta as Idul Fitri Exodus Peaks

Jakarta Globe, August 4, 2013.


Bumper to bumper traffic jams were reported on several main roadways outside of Jakarta on Sunday, as nearly five million homebound travelers left the capital for Idul Fitri.

Jakarta Police traffic director Sr. Comr. Chrysnanda Dwi Laksana said the annual Idul Fitri exodus, commonly referred to locally as mudik, was expected to reach its peak on Sunday and Monday.

“More than 50 percent of mudik travelers from Jakarta have departed,” Chrysnanda said on Sunday, according to Jakarta administration news portal beritajakarta.com.

The Jakarta Transportation Agency predicted earlier that a total of 9.7 million citizens would make the journey from Jakarta to their respective hometowns for Idul Fitri, which is expected to fall this Thursday.

From that amount, 7.2 million people are expected to use private transportation, while the other 2.5 million will go by public transportation.

Nationwide, the figure is estimated to reach a total of 30 million.

“We call on mudik travelers to delay their departure if they are able to. We predict that the exodus will reach its peak tonight,” Mario S. Oetomo, a spokesman for ferry service provider ASDP Persero Indonesia, said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

“If you can put off your departure until tomorrow, why not do it? It will be more comfortable, and it won’t be as crowded or jammed,” he added.

Heavy traffic jams were reported along Java’s northern coastal highway (Pantura), as well as the Sadang and Nagrek areas of West Java, where vehicles were supposedly backed up for more than 20 kilometers. Traffic was also at a stand still on the road leading to Banten’s Merak Port, which connects Java with Sumatra.

Many fatal traffic accidents involving holiday travelers have also been reported, although authorities have yet to release an official death toll



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